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Socio-economic status, knowledge, awareness and attitudes of the Swahili community in relation to dietary habits, obesity and lifestyle diseases
(AJOL, 2017)
Chronic diseases of lifestyle are increasing in global prevalence and they threaten developing nations’ ability to improve the health of their populations. Previously, lifestyle diseases were thought to be diseases of the ...
Effectiveness of structured nutrition education on maternal breastfeeding self‐efficacy and exclusive breastfeeding duration in Kiandutu health centre, Thika – Kenya
(GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2017)
Background
Optimal breastfeeding practices can help prevent under‐nutrition among under
five children and WHO recommends Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first
half of infancy. Rates of EBF are however low globally ...
Translation and validation of the breast feeding self efficacy scale into the Kiswahili language in resource restricted setting in Thika – Kenya
(GLOBAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, 2017)
Background
Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the most cost‐effective, healthpromoting,
and disease‐preventing intervention and has been referred to as
the cornerstone of child survival. Many mothers however ...